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Alpha Borough School

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Alpha Borough School ranks 825 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

825^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Alpha Borough School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Alpha, New Jersey, with 198 students. The school is part of the Alpha Borough School District, which is ranked 443 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alpha Borough School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools, typically in the 700-1000 range out of around 1,350 schools, and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance on state assessments (NJSLA) is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates ranging from 31.3% to 51.8% in English Language Arts and 0% to 48.1% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.9% to 57.1% and 20.7% to 49.8%, respectively. Additionally, Alpha Borough School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 18.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Alpha Borough School to the nearby schools, it generally performs worse on academic measures. For example, Bloomsbury Borough School, which is only 4.15 miles away, consistently outperforms Alpha Borough School on state assessments and has a much higher 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Alpha Borough School's spending per student ($12,813 in 2018-2019) is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center ($18,378) and Phillipsburg Elementary School ($15,299).

215

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,813

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

817 North Boulevard
Alpha, NJ 08865-4245

(908) 454-5000

District: Alpha Borough School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

17.7%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

New Jersey avg44%

Elementary school

825^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

484^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

443^rd of 609Alpha Borough School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	825 of 1347	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	736 of 1338	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	834 of 1342	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	803 of 1345	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	884 of 1317	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1005 of 1360	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	944 of 1353	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	1028 of 1352	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	951 of 1346	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1038 of 1357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	53.3	767 of 1363	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.4	722 of 1367	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	887 of 1363	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	791 of 1360	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	713 of 1354	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.1	811 of 1346	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	935 of 1338	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.4	665 of 1329	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	636 of 1314	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.6	446 of 1303	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.1	584 of 1298	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.6	513 of 1204	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	567 of 1326	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	659 of 1317	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	721 of 1318	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	963 of 1326	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	748 of 1290	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	604 of 1331	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	875 of 1333	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	503 of 1023	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	723 of 948	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	692 of 942	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	735 of 1318	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	977 of 1313	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	782 of 1315	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	818 of 1324	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	953 of 1297	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1035 of 1335	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1071 of 1334	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	891 of 1001	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	810 of 970	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	717 of 963	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	660 of 975	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	691 of 976	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	827 of 964	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	922 of 1023	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	868 of 1022	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	484 of 752	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	329 of 743	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	382 of 748	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	303 of 745	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	380 of 652	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	434 of 745	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	411 of 716	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	489 of 712	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	527 of 713	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	454 of 713	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.6	353 of 717	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	349 of 704	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	389 of 677	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.3	330 of 684	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	294 of 677	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	296 of 664	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.9	297 of 640	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	261 of 631	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.6	383 of 615	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	76.9	157 of 599	73.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	235 of 588	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	58.1	324 of 574	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	357 of 728	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	184 of 717	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	373 of 720	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	412 of 703	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	344 of 680	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	483 of 613	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	398 of 541	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	507 of 726	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	380 of 719	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	392 of 718	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	441 of 697	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	576 of 675	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	415 of 502	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	330 of 510	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	413 of 509	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	348 of 512	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	406 of 435	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	407 of 504	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	437 of 497	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Female (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)51st percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I64%+18 vs state

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Worst school ever! The staff bullies the kids just as much as the students. Only a few good teachers the rest are nasty towards the children. The old superintendent cared more about smoothing things and pretending they didn't happen so he could leave with a clean slate. Poor poor school! We are moving mostly because of the school system. Should have never left private school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alpha Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 North Boulevard	Alpha	08865	Warren County	Alpha Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-5000	215	22	9.6	34.9%	155 (72.1%)	16 (7.4%)	38 (17.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	39	825^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.8%		44.6	736^th of 1338 public elementary schools	45.0%	89	18.8	18.8	45.8	51.8	31.3	42.9	40.9	37.5	45.8	48.1	25.0	33.4	31.8	0.0	63.7	63.7	$12,813	$264	$12,549
Pohatcong Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Rte 519	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Pohatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-8155	318	32	10.0	31.4%	216 (67.9%)	23 (7.2%)	61 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	32.5	919^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.8%		39.4	804^th of 1338 public elementary schools	39.9%	115	25.9	17.2	22.2	40.7	35.5	43.8	60.6	62.9	30.6	51.8	35.5	37.6	36.3	5.3	60.0	60.0	$14,021	$344	$13,677
Philipsburg Primary School	Public	K-2	1000 Green Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	420	42	9.9	76.2%	139 (33.1%)	93 (22.1%)	141 (33.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)								(n/a)																	$17,583	$767	$16,816
Phillipsburg Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	459 Center Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3010	449	48	9.4	73.7%	175 (39.0%)	86 (19.2%)	150 (33.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)								(n/a)																	$18,378	$433	$17,945
Phillipsburg Elementary School	Public	3-5	525 Warren Street	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Phillipsburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 454-3400	621	74	8.4	77.0%	241 (38.8%)	156 (25.1%)	168 (27.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.2%)	20.5	1092^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	18.9%		21.1	1059^th of 1338 public elementary schools	20.9%	33	19.8		23.5	26.2	37.5				27.2	26.6	32.6						$15,299	$660	$14,639
Greenwich School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Wyndham Farm Boulevard	Stewartsville	08886	Warren County	Greenwich Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-2022	397	36	11.0	11.8%	242 (61.0%)	50 (12.6%)	64 (16.1%)	24 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.0%)	54.3	625^th of 1347 public elementary schools	53.6%		55.7	599^th of 1338 public elementary schools	55.2%	26	41.2		50.0	33.9	58.9				56.9	32.1	55.8						$6,883	$83	$6,800
Lopatcong Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 Route 57	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Lopatcong Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-0800	389	33	11.7	17.0%	194 (49.9%)	73 (18.8%)	68 (17.5%)	39 (10.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	38.3	839^th of 1347 public elementary schools	37.7%		34.7	873^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	34.8%	34			38.0	37.7					50.6	42.0							$6,672		$6,672
Bloomsbury Borough School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Main Street	Bloomsbury	08804	Hunterdon County	Bloomsbury Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 479-4414	98	15	6.5	23.5%	68 (69.4%)	12 (12.2%)	12 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	89.5	127^th of 1347 public elementary schools	90.6%		37.6	827^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.2%	700			70.0						80.0								$16,669	$199	$16,470
Holland Township Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	710 Milford Warren Glen Road	Milford	08848	Hunterdon County	Holland Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 995-2401	525	62	8.4	14.1%	464 (88.4%)	7 (1.3%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	50.4	678^th of 1347 public elementary schools	49.7%		46.8	712^th of 1338 public elementary schools	46.8%	34	35.0	34.5	42.3	69.2	47.5	58.1	65.3	74.6	44.2	40.3	45.0	34.9	48.9	30.3	90.5	90.5	$16,743	$424	$16,319
Harmony Township School	Public	PK, KG-8	2551 Belvidere Road	Phillipsburg	08865	Warren County	Harmony Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 859-1001	190	24	7.8	20.5%	171 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	34.1	895^th of 1347 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.8	946^th of 1338 public elementary schools	29.3%	51	13.3	42.1	38.5	33.4	26.7	50.0	60.0	47.4	53.8	33.3	31.3	40.9	46.6	10.0			$16,374	$531	$15,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Alpha Borough School

What is the racial makeup of Alpha Borough School?

Students at Alpha Borough School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alpha Borough School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended Alpha Borough School.

Is Alpha Borough School a good school?

Alpha Borough School ranks 825^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Alpha Borough School in?

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